Golf game



Aug. ll, 1931.- R. H. PITTLER A1,818,749

GLF GAME Filed Aug. 27, 1930 INVENToR Rw. Pima@ BW f t ZTToRNEx/zPatented Aug'. 11, 1931A UNITED STATES PATENT am ROBERT H. PITTLEB, orLos'ANGELEs, CALIFORNIAy w GOLF GAME Applicationsiea August a7, 1930.yseran'11er-178,002.

age and transportation and easily set up for php'- nother Objectis toprovide a putting play l structure including a central rosette with acentral golf -ball hole, and having a number of pivotally anddetacha'bly connected radial channels forming fairways provided withhazard obstacles; each fairway being isolated from the others to providewalking space for the players without transgressing on the surface ofthefairway which, in they present invention, is provided with a suitablesurfacing fabric or fibrous cover. i

It is a purpose to provide for detachment or attachment of a suitablenumber or arrangement of the fairways to the central rosette'as may bedetermined by the size and shape of a room or-other surface areaavailableforsetting up the game. i

A further object is to provide for variation of angles ofthe fairwaysleading to the rosette and also provide for employment of fairways ofvarious lengths, according to available ground or floor area. Y Theinvention consists in certain advance ment in this art as set forth inthe` ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additional obj ectand advantages, and whose construction, combination and details ofmeans,

and manner of operation will be made manifest in the description of theherewith illustrated embodiment; it being understood that modifications,variations and adapti-ons may be resorted to within the scope, principleand spirit of the invention as it is vmore directly claimed hereinafter.

Fig.; 1 is a plan. Fig. 2 shows the connection of the rosette andfairway. Fig. 3

is a cross section of thel fairway. vFig. lisa' side elevati-on vof,Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail showing fish-plate'connection.

To obtain simple, low cost andl durable construction, the apparatusincludes a central plate or disc 2 preferably of sheet metal and havinga central ball receiving cup 3.

. About therim of the plate 2 is a series of upstanding vbearing lugs4,which are arranged parallelv in pairs to receive the `innerA overhangingy 'nd horns .ofrparallel side walls 6 offairway channels 7 yThesefairway "channels are preferably formed of sheet metal whose upstandingside walls 6` arebent back and downward at 7 to form a reinforcing meansand also form elevating means to lift the bottom of the channels 7 adesired height above the floor or ground surface. The overhanging endhorns 5, Fig. 2, are de'tachably bolted at 8 to resepective lugs 4 whichdetermine the radial position of the channels to the central rosette.The pivot devices 8 also. allow a vertical adjustment and change ofhorizontal plane of the rosette 2, as by insertion of a block 10 tothereby vary the angle of ascent f from the tee-ing end of the fairway.n

The fairway channels 7 are made in lengths of an economic and practicalsize to facilitate handling by children, girls and women for theerection of the game and in order to join sectionsl endwise a fish-plate11y is secured under the fold of the wall 6 as in Fig. 5 to enter thecrevice under the fold of the'neXt contiguous, abutting channel 7;

the fish-plate serving frictionally to hold the sections in assembledVrelation, though it is obvious that it may be bolted or pinned together,as by a transverse cotter pin passing through the parts lapping theintroduced fish-plate 11, as indicated at 12.

The bottom `of each channel 7 is provided with a suitable fibrous orwoven covering 13 radial fairway and the progressively diffcult hazardscan be arranged in the next successive fairways around the rosette.

In the event that the game is set up in a 5 room of a dwelling or clubhouse, the rosette may be placed near the middle of and adjacent to aside wall and the radial fairways extended therefrom to the 'fullVextentpermissible in the room. In such c`ase',` a blindl0 ing wall 17will be lapped over the unused openings from studto stud so as tocconnethe played balls to the surface of the rosette.`

What is claimed is: 1. A golf game apparatus comprising a centralrosette having a central ball cup; and ra'lplurality of radiatingchannels connected to the rosette .and leading to the top thereof; saidr channels khaving each a cloth Vbottom covering and various hazardobstacles ad ff@ jnstedalong the bottomysaidl channels hav ing horns`overhanging and pivotally `connected to the rosette to provide forelevation .ofthe latter to change the angle of ascent of thechannelthereto. y

2. In fa l.golf game apparatus, a central rosette having a ring of pairsof spaced bearing lugs, radiatingV lchannels attached to` re spectivepairsof the lugs, and means to cover a gap between the lugs of aypar nthe ab- 59 Asence of a channel at the pair of lugs.

ROBERT H. PITTLER.

